Panton, Sam

He was a pioneer newsman--manager and editor of Billings Gazette. He assisted with the survey of original town site of Billings. He came to Montana in 1881 as a surveyor with Northern Pacific Rail Road. He was a photographer. He left Billings to manage other newspapers. He was an uncle to Harold Rixon and Hal M. Panton of Billings. Traveled to Yellowstone - See Former Resident Describes 1881 Trip, Billings Gazette, April, 22. 1945. He died at age 102. Sam's obit was Pioneer Billings Newsman Dies, Billings Gazette, Sept. 7, 1952.